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remember, gwen, up until very recently, really up until the g.d.p. numbers were recalculated we were still talking about a recovery in much more glowing terms. we were still talking about unemployment as a lagging indicator. now the language has changed. the tone has changed. the white house itself has... is singing a very different tune because it's now clear there's no fundamental recovery. there are improvements but it's all painfully slow as the president himself acknowledged. >> ifill: and you believe they should be spending more money in order to overcome this rather than thinking about ways of cutting the amount of money that's going out the door with the deficit in mind. >> not just more money. it's really... we didn't have the sense of urgency that we had about saving wall street. you know, the famous weekend when everybody came together and they basically said "we can not afford to threat financial system collapse. we throw everything against the wall and see what works." we never did that. we never did things like a payroll tax holiday, th
remember, gwen, up until very recently, really up until the g.d.p. numbers were recalculated we were still talking about a recovery in much more glowing terms. we were still talking about unemployment as a lagging indicator. now the language has changed. the tone has changed. the white house itself has... is singing a very different tune because it's now clear there's no fundamental recovery. there are improvements but it's all painfully slow as the president himself acknowledged. >>...
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i'm gwen ifill. a compromise was within reach tonight on a deal to extend tax cuts for high earners and unemployment benefits for those seeking work. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we look at the state of play and the debate within the democratic party about making a deal. >> ifill: then we go inside a rare televised court hearing on california's same-sex marriage ban. >> brown: margaret warner updates the new talks on iran's nuclear program, as tehran claims to have mastered another key step in processing uranium. >> ifill: ray suarez sits down with former president jimmy carter to talk about his latest book, today's political climate, and the war in afghanistan. >> i don't think we have the capability or the will to actually prevail militarily over the taliban. that seems to me to be an almost hopeless case. ♪ the lord is here >> brown: and we listen to the sound, the style, and the spirit of a gospel music contest. >> most genres got their start in gospel music. you ta
i'm gwen ifill. a compromise was within reach tonight on a deal to extend tax cuts for high earners and unemployment benefits for those seeking work. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we look at the state of play and the debate within the democratic party about making a deal. >> ifill: then we go inside a rare televised court hearing on california's same-sex marriage ban. >> brown: margaret warner updates the new talks on iran's nuclear program, as...
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what's going on. >> suarez: gwen, about half of all the flights in europe were canceled today. some 14,000 out of about 27,500 but some airports are starting to show a glimmer of light. paris is running at 30% capacity. amsterdam is running out some flights. frankfurt is running flights at low altitude until they clear european air space. denmark is handling long-haul flights only. and not domestic flights. but just before air time tonight, the british government announced it was allowing heathrow to reopen. one of the biggest and busiest airports in the world. and though it does take a while for a place this big, this complicated to lurch back into life, it will not be the place that i just wandered through empty corridors in a few minutes ago to get here to talk to you. staff is starting to arrive. people are waking up in the various corners in nooks and crannies where they've been sleeping out for days and starting to head to airport counters to ask about flights and when they might actually get out of britain. >> ifill: it's probably too much to talk about normalcy but afte
what's going on. >> suarez: gwen, about half of all the flights in europe were canceled today. some 14,000 out of about 27,500 but some airports are starting to show a glimmer of light. paris is running at 30% capacity. amsterdam is running out some flights. frankfurt is running flights at low altitude until they clear european air space. denmark is handling long-haul flights only. and not domestic flights. but just before air time tonight, the british government announced it was allowing...
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i'm gwen ifill. campaigns from coast to coast swing into high gear, with eight days left before the midterm elections. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, political editor david chalian sets the scene for this last week of campaigning. >> ifill: then paul solman looks at what happens when a government program to help homeowners misses its mark. >> it's a nightmare, just ryiong to get a simple answer. >> brown: and binyamin appelbaum of the "new york times" has the latest on the investigation into the foreclosure mess. >> ifill: margaret warner delves into what we've learned about the iraq war from the latest trove of secret documents exposed by the web site wikileaks. >> brown: ray suarez previews his series of global health unit reports from mozambique. >> ifill: and producer/director judd apatow talks about his high success rate with low comedy. >> we're all kingd if idiot kids trying to act like we know what we're doing. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major
i'm gwen ifill. campaigns from coast to coast swing into high gear, with eight days left before the midterm elections. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, political editor david chalian sets the scene for this last week of campaigning. >> ifill: then paul solman looks at what happens when a government program to help homeowners misses its mark. >> it's a nightmare, just ryiong to get a simple answer. >> brown: and binyamin appelbaum of the "new...
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i'm gwen ifill. israeli commandos stormed a flotilla of aid ships bound for the gaza strip, killing at least nine and wounding dozens more. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the newshour tonight, we'll have a report on the deadly pre- dawn raid that has triggered international outrage, and get two views, from a leader of the aid group involved in the clash and from the israeli ambassador to the united states. >> ifill: then, as b.p. turns to yet another plan to stop the flow of oil from its blown well, we look at the public response to the spill and its impact, with oil analyst amy jaffe, technology expert paul saffo, and bill nye, the science guy. >> warner: ray suarez has a report on china's smoking epidemic, and why the government has done little to stop it. >> suarez: can the chinese government credibley urge its citizens not to smoke while being behind the growing of the plant and being the country's chief cigarette salesman? >> ifill: and, on this memorial day, we revisit our conversation
i'm gwen ifill. israeli commandos stormed a flotilla of aid ships bound for the gaza strip, killing at least nine and wounding dozens more. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the newshour tonight, we'll have a report on the deadly pre- dawn raid that has triggered international outrage, and get two views, from a leader of the aid group involved in the clash and from the israeli ambassador to the united states. >> ifill: then, as b.p. turns to yet another plan to stop the flow of...
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. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we'll get a preview from white house advisor david axelrod. and analysis from mark shields and david brooks. >> lehrer: toyota halts sales and production of some leading models-- judy woodruff reports. >> ifill: then, lawmakers had tough questions today for treasury secretary timothy geithner and his predecessor henry paulson about the bailout for insurance giant a.i.g. kwame holman covers today's congressional hearing. >> why shouldn't we ask for your resignation as secretary of the treasury? >> that is your right, that is your right to that opinion. >> lehrer: a paul solman take on the federal reserve, as the fed held interest rates at a record low with a little country music help. >> ♪ the fed is printing trillions now, but will their ♪ efforts work? >> ifill: and margaret warner talks to ray suarez in haiti, where hundreds of thousands of people are still in need of food and shelter. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major fund
. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, we'll get a preview from white house advisor david axelrod. and analysis from mark shields and david brooks. >> lehrer: toyota halts sales and production of some leading models-- judy woodruff reports. >> ifill: then, lawmakers had tough questions today for treasury secretary timothy geithner and his predecessor henry paulson about the bailout for insurance giant a.i.g. kwame holman covers today's...
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earlier this evening, gwen ifill talked with free-lance reporter kathy klarreich. she's been covering the haiti story for abc news and the "christian science monitor." >> ifill: we heard today of presidents clinton and bush visiting port-au-prince. we want to know what it is they want to do and how they were received. >> for the people that knew they were coming, which i can't say was the majority of the population, i think the visit went really well. they had a press conference in the national palace. and then they went across the street and visited a few people who are living in a tent camp there. and then i think they went to a pre-fab factory that is putting together some of these transitional houses for people who are living in the tent camps. >> ifill: when we talk about things like these shelter challenges, president clinton said he would like to make sure that all the aid groups are on the same page. how is that going right now? >> the people who are in charge of the shelter cluster which is part of the united nations are very pleased to say that they've go
earlier this evening, gwen ifill talked with free-lance reporter kathy klarreich. she's been covering the haiti story for abc news and the "christian science monitor." >> ifill: we heard today of presidents clinton and bush visiting port-au-prince. we want to know what it is they want to do and how they were received. >> for the people that knew they were coming, which i can't say was the majority of the population, i think the visit went really well. they had a press...
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i'm gwen ifill. outsiders and tea-party backed candidates posted victories in key primaries around the country yesterday. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight. our political editor david chalian reviews the winners and losers. >> ifill: then, a roundtable of political strategists explains what the results mean for republicans, for democrats and how they will affect who controls congress. >> brown: ray suarez talks to mexican ambassador arturo sarukhan as his country celebrates its bicentennial and fights an all-out war against drug-trafficking. >> as mexico seeks to shut down the flow of drugs moving north, the united states needs to step up to the plate and shut down the flow of weapons and cache moving >> ifill: plus, jose luis sierra of new america media reports on how the drug war has affected the tourism and manufacturing industries in the mexican state of baja california. >> we want to get back to getting people to think about mexico as fun in the sun and margaritaville and
i'm gwen ifill. outsiders and tea-party backed candidates posted victories in key primaries around the country yesterday. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight. our political editor david chalian reviews the winners and losers. >> ifill: then, a roundtable of political strategists explains what the results mean for republicans, for democrats and how they will affect who controls congress. >> brown: ray suarez talks to mexican ambassador arturo sarukhan as...
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i'm gwen ifill. there were new tensions in the u.s.-afghan relationship today, as president karzai renewed his criticism of u.s. strategy. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest from joshua partlow of the "washington post" in kabul, and margaret warner talks to senate foreign relations committee chairman john ker. >> ifill: then betty anne bowser goes to new england for an update on the first state to pass health care reform. >> here in massachusetts health care reform has been up and running for nearly four years. for the most part, people like it. >> suarez: kwame holman reports on the return of congress, and charles rangel's decision to walk out of his own ethics trial. >> ifill: and what can a lame duck congress hope to accomplish? we look back with congress watcher norman ornstein and historian richard norton smith. >> suare: and jeffrey brown talks to author stacy shiff about cleopatra, the egyptian ruler who has captured our imagination for more than 2,000 years. >> rome is looking at... well m
i'm gwen ifill. there were new tensions in the u.s.-afghan relationship today, as president karzai renewed his criticism of u.s. strategy. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest from joshua partlow of the "washington post" in kabul, and margaret warner talks to senate foreign relations committee chairman john ker. >> ifill: then betty anne bowser goes to new england for an update on the first state to pass health care reform. >>...
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. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, judy woodruff gets the latest on the nationwide probe into questionable mortgage practices. >> lehrer: then margaret warner interviews t.s.a. administrator john pistole about concerns over security screenings at the nation's airports. >> we have to do a good job of informing the public as to what we're doing without providing a road map to the terrorists. >> ifill: tom bearden tells the story of an organization trying to heal the wounds of war, working with former child warriors in uganda. >> lehrer: we update today's news from the congress, including the guilty verdict for congressman rangel, and the effort to end budget earmarks. >> ifill: and ray suarez talks to army staff sergeant salvatore guinta, the first living service member to receive the medal of honor since the vietnam war. >> i think this represents all those unsung heroes that deserve it so much. this is for them. i can't wear this for myself. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. ma
. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, judy woodruff gets the latest on the nationwide probe into questionable mortgage practices. >> lehrer: then margaret warner interviews t.s.a. administrator john pistole about concerns over security screenings at the nation's airports. >> we have to do a good job of informing the public as to what we're doing without providing a road map to the terrorists. >> ifill: tom bearden tells the story of an organization...
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gwen? >> lehrer: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflict we add theas tir deaths e made official and phographs become available. here, in silence, are ten more. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll interview former president bill clinton about politics 2010, and his annual philanthropy summit. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. - aptioning sponsored by acneil/lehrer productions - aptioned byxú edia access group at wgbh ccess.wgbh.org
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>> well, gwen, there are some echots here. first of all, we have a democratic candidate who, like the democratic candidate in massachusetts, may need a bit of a charisma transplant. if he wins the primary, he is not the most exciting candidate. on the other hand, mark kirk is a... in some respects the democrats' worst nightmare. you have a very moderate republican, a person who is pro-choice, who has a d-rating from the national rifle association, so he's anti-gun. he has got a strong rating from the human rights coalition in terms of gay issues. he's voted for cap-and-trade. so it's going to be very difficult for any democratic candidate to paint him as a far right person. and i think that creates here in illinois a blue state not quite as blue as massachusetts but certainly a blue state. it's a republican who has the best chance of winning of beating a democrat. >> ifill: in a state where barack obama was so recently the senator and where there is some residual affection for the president, one presumes, why isn't this seat a
>> well, gwen, there are some echots here. first of all, we have a democratic candidate who, like the democratic candidate in massachusetts, may need a bit of a charisma transplant. if he wins the primary, he is not the most exciting candidate. on the other hand, mark kirk is a... in some respects the democrats' worst nightmare. you have a very moderate republican, a person who is pro-choice, who has a d-rating from the national rifle association, so he's anti-gun. he has got a strong...